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For concert halls, fairs, schools
"It took one seed to
make a diff’rence"
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 Concert Halls and Fairs
School Presentations
Presentation Outline
Pro-D Workshops for Teachers
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| Performance on stage for the Boundary Peace Initiative's "Community Peace Concert", January 18, 2003. Here Rosemary performs with the original Seeds from the recording: Darbye Turner, Monique Peron, Clare Turner, Marc Peron. (Missing from photo – Leah Peron) |
Concert Halls and Fairs
Rosemary has given “One Seed”  presentations and performances with the story, book and song throughout British Columbia for schools, literacy fairs, children’s concerts, family concerts, community events and for teachers in specially designed workshops titled "Bringing Literacy to Life" for ProD Days.
Everyone gets involved
Not only do children get involved in the telling of the story, the sound effects, and the song, grown-ups are also welcomed to participate.
Easy to learn
It doesn’t take long for an audience to grasp the chorus of the song: “It took one seed to make a diff’rence...” and the actions.
During a Doukhobor Youth Concert, when a young person yelled out from the audience for the “One Seed” song, the adults found themselves singing along, doing the actions and having a great time - totally impromptu!
School Presentations
Imagination and creativity
The presentation encourages imagination and creativity using the
arts in a very simple way to bring to life any given subject in
school curriculum. The educational benefits are many because of
the diversity of the subject matter.
From art to science
“One Seed” 
provides a unique process for students and staff to use in various
applications from writing to sciences and social subjects, in fact
any subject, such as environment, biology, aviation, being different…
and of course… seeds.
Reviews by teachers
Response from teachers and students has been tremendously favourable. (see Reviews)
Presentation Outline
Format: Interactive, participatory reading and performance.
Length: 45-60 minutes.
Grades: K to 2/3 although lately older grades have also participated.
Location: preferably library or classroom with carpet for sitting on. A school gym is OK if a sound system is provided.
Capacity: from one class to 80 children; presentations have been made to whole schools.
Presentation:
Reading the story as just a story.
Bringing the story to life with participation, children as readers, children as the sound effects department (like the wind, birds, insects, bubbling water) and the five seed characters.
Singing the “One Seed” song – with pictures then with actions.
Other songs include: "The Garden Song", "There is Hope" and other fun songs - if time allows.
Areas of discussion and follow-up
(limited only by imagination):
Writing a story, illustrating it, creating a book, a song and a recording.
Science - what we need to help a garden grow.
Science - what comes from a seed. Just about everything has its origin in a seed.
The environment – taking care of Earth (excellent for Earth Day presentations).
Social studies - patience, perseverance, being different, courage, friends, acceptance, peace and harmony, following dreams, sowing seeds...
General - ideas, inventors (example: the Wright brothers and flight and Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone).
Adaptation:
Each presentation can be adapted to the needs of the school and teachers. Rosemary usually travels the halls of the schools beforehand to look at displays of work to see recent projects. Also to be considered is the school motto which is usually seen at the school entrance.
Discussion with older grades:
Classroom time can also be provided for discussion about being a writer, singer and songwriter, and for answering related questions.
Projects for classes can include:
The creation of a drawing or writing about one thing that comes from a seed.
Writing a story about something the child didn’t think they could do – but did!
Pro-D Workshops for Teachers
Teachers during a "One Seed" 
workshop in Kamloops, designed as a ProD presentation called "Bringing
Literacy to Life", wrote these reviews
of the workshop. This document also outlines the presentation.
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| Teachers creating their own story. |
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Rosemary is available for live presentations. See Contact.
Published and Copyright 2002 by Quills Quotes & Notes
ISBN 0-9731568-0-5
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